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4. Performing the Assessment
An on-cloud security assessment enables businesses to assess the current security solutions and configurations against common threats and identify areas for improvement to better protect against cyber attacks - helping businesses avoid damages in regulatory fines and lost productivity due to data breaches.
An assessment will also help businesses to understand how data is accessed and shared, providing them with the knowledge necessary to protect sensitive information that should only be accessed by authorized personnel. It can also identify gaps or discrepancies within existing policies or procedures - for instance, whether two-factor authentication is used when accessing systems.
Identity and Access Management: Processes used for identifying and authenticating users and overseeing accounts and roles are reviewed for evaluation.
Network security: A cloud's firewall configuration is reviewed to assess its ability to prevent unauthorized access.
Vulnerability Analysis: Hacken's specialists conduct an in-depth assessment of any vulnerabilities identified and their impact, assigning severity levels based on factors like threat realization, age of vulnerability, availability of exploits, and other considerations.
The assessment will also assess the security configuration of third-party or CSPs' platform services, such as cloud storage. This includes an examination of block-level and object-level storage capacity. Workload reviews include functions, server-hosted containers, and serverless containerized workloads as part of this assessment process.
Cloud Security Assessment involves reviewing evidence provided by CSPs and determining whether or not they meet all applicable security requirements to identify any additional contractual terms that must be included in the procurement documentation.
An assessment will also help businesses to understand how data is accessed and shared, providing them with the knowledge necessary to protect sensitive information that should only be accessed by authorized personnel. It can also identify gaps or discrepancies within existing policies or procedures - for instance, whether two-factor authentication is used when accessing systems.
An effective cloud security assessment should cover these components:
Data Security: Evaluating the overall security posture of cloud infrastructure, including data protection and compliance with relevant standards (PCI-DSS, HIPAA, etc.).Identity and Access Management: Processes used for identifying and authenticating users and overseeing accounts and roles are reviewed for evaluation.
Network security: A cloud's firewall configuration is reviewed to assess its ability to prevent unauthorized access.
Vulnerability Analysis: Hacken's specialists conduct an in-depth assessment of any vulnerabilities identified and their impact, assigning severity levels based on factors like threat realization, age of vulnerability, availability of exploits, and other considerations.
The assessment will also assess the security configuration of third-party or CSPs' platform services, such as cloud storage. This includes an examination of block-level and object-level storage capacity. Workload reviews include functions, server-hosted containers, and serverless containerized workloads as part of this assessment process.
Cloud Security Assessment involves reviewing evidence provided by CSPs and determining whether or not they meet all applicable security requirements to identify any additional contractual terms that must be included in the procurement documentation.
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